CHEKHOV, Anton "The Cherry Orchard" [Grosset & Dunlap, 1935]

CHEKHOV, Anton. The Cherry Orchard and Other Plays

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. Cameo Classics edition, with woodcuts by Howard Simon. 8.25" x 5.5". Hardcover in original red cloth stamped in gilt and with the publisher’s cameo medallion to front board. Illustrated with striking full-page black-and-white woodcuts throughout. Presumed lacking the dust jacket. Gilt spine titling somewhat faded, light rubbing at extremities, and owner name to front pastedown/inside cover. Binding sound, text clean, and the red cloth remains notably bright and attractive. Very Good+.

Includes The Cherry Orchard, The Sea Gull, Uncle Vanya, and other major plays by Chekhov in an appealing illustrated format. The Cameo Classics series is particularly attractive on the shelf, and Howard Simon’s bold woodcuts suit the dramatic tension and atmosphere of these late plays especially well. A handsome reading and display copy of one of the essential dramatists of the modern stage.